Tag: drug addiction
Seeking Solutions to Substance Abuse in Silicon Valley
Home of the third highest gross domestic product in the planet, Silicon Valley, in California’s Santa Clara County, with its booming high-tech centers and...
Substance Abuse and Addiction Worsening in Fresno
Addiction treatment providers and law enforcement officials in Fresno County recently met to publicly address one of the most serious issues they have seen...
Barriers to Effective Addiction Treatment Programs in Seattle
The latest federal statistics show that Seattle has hit its drug-death record in 2016. The figures, which were released last year, show that a...
San Diego Looks to Prevent Drug Addiction and Expand Treatment
On the frontline of the U.S. and Mexico drug trade, San Diego has been fostering abundant illegal activity that becomes more innovative and sophisticated...
Portland Fails to Focus on Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
Substance abuse treatment services in Portland have been falling short and not reaching as many residents who need to receive professional help. Meanwhile, the number...
Backpackers Traveling in Perth Overdose on Travel Sickness Drug they Thought...
Two French citizens are in critical condition and a German woman is in an induced coma after a group of travelers in Perth snorted...
Staff on Dr. Phil show Accused of Giving Alcohol, Drugs to...
Todd Herzog, start of hit TV show “Survivor,” is claiming he was served alcohol and Xanax by the staff of TV show Dr. Phil...
LA County Substance Abuse Medical Director Says Diversity is Strength in...
While Los Angeles County is taking on efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, only eight of California’s 58 counties have fewer opioid overdoses, says...
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Longtime Partner Reflects on His Loss to Addiction
In a new essay appearing in Vogue, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s longtime partner and mother of their children, Mimi O’Donnell, laments the loss of the...
Coast Guard Intercepts Semi-Submersible Vessel with 3,800 lbs of Cocaine
The United States Coast Guard intercepted a semi-submersible vessel that held almost four thousand pounds of cocaine off the coast of the coast of...